Spar South Africa’s Rural Hub Programme was recently announced as the winner of the Rural and Township Development category at the 2021 Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards. The programme…
Aquaponics is an innovative and highly intensive food production technique that combines aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (soilless crop growing) in a closed symbiotic system that is easily scalable to…
In the recent case of Lotter NO v Minister of Water and Sanitation and Others (8 November 2021), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) found that section 25 of the National Water…
The ARC annual National Master Dairyman Awards was recently presented as a virtual event by Agri-Expo. The ARC National Master Dairyman of the year 2021 is JK Basson of JK…
Despite being one of the leading wine producing countries in the world, black and emerging winemakers are disproportionately low in South Africa. The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) took action and…
The farm Celebratio is situated between Calitzdorp and Oudshoorn in the Little Karoo. It is owned by Gerhard Meyer, a third-generation farmer. When experts said that the land wat not…
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) followed on its previous warnings that it would not hesitate to hike rates if the inflation trajectory carried on the current path to the…
South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett said on Wednesday Mauritius-based investment firm Magister will underwrite half of its R4bn ($258m) rights issue, which could give the unlisted entity a majority…
Stock theft is an emotional topic for farmers but the full impact has not yet been realized. Most farmers seems to be apathetic towards the problem and only react when…
The Angora Goat is globally known for its fibre, also known as mohair. It is one of the most sustainable natural fibres. Every farm differs in its management plant with…